Where does “jeneverboom” come from?
jeneverboom (Dutch) comes from Dutch Boom, from Dutch bodem, from Middle Dutch bodem, from Old Dutch *bodom, from Old English botm, from Proto-Germanic butmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.
jeneverboom (Dutch): a juniper tree; tree of the genus Juniperus
Definitions
- a juniper tree; tree of the genus Juniperus
Ancestry of “jeneverboom”, step by step
jeneverboom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Boom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Boom | a Belgian town and municipality in the Flemish province of Antwerp |
| 2 | Dutch | bodem | bottom; soil, ground; earth surface |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bodem | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | *bodom | — |
| 5 | Old English | botm | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | butmaz | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Dutch jenever
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | jenever | jenever |
| 2 | Old French | genevre | juniper; juniper berry or extract from these... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | ziniperus | — |
| 4 | Latin | iūniperus | juniper-tree |
| 5 | English | juniper | Any shrub or tree of the genus "Juniperus" of the... |
| 6 | Middle English | junyper | Juniper (tree of the genus Juniperus) or a similar plant |